Type-writing machine.



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TYPE WRITING MAGHHIE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 2, 1909.

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"Hi5 ATTEIRNEZY UNITED STATES ANDREW W. STEIGER, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO UNION TYPE- WRITER COMPANY, OF JERSEYCITY,

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Patented Oct. 26,- 1909.

Application filed July 2, 1909. Serial No. 505,559.

A QltlZRJ-I- of the United "States, -aiidresidehtfl ."ofiBi'idgep ort, in the county of Fairfiel'd 5 antljstate'dlf connecticut, have invented certaitinew andiiseful Improvements in Type- Vriting Machines, of which the following is a specification. Y

My invention relates to ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines and its object generally stated is to provide improved devices of the class s ecified.

More speci 'cally, one object of my invention is to provide improved means for obtaining a cross feed of the ribbon in a machine which employs a vibratory ribbon carrier or vibrator and also in a machine in which the platen is shiftable to chan e case.

Another object is to dispense with the cross feeding of the ribbon andto write in predetermined selected paths lengthwise of different ribbon fields, this construction providing for the use of a bi-olor ribbon or a ribbon having two or more parallel fields of different characteristics or colors.

'1o the above and other ends my invention consists inthe features of construction, combinations of devices and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

My invention is shown applied to a frontstrihe typcwriting machine provided with a shifting platen, said machine generally resembling the No. 10 Remington typewriter. The nature of the invention is such, however, that it may be adapted to other styles of writing machines and some of the features of said invention may be employed with machines in which the platen does not shift and also in machines other than frontstrilie typcwritin-g machines. 1

In carrying out my invention in the pres ent instance the ribbon carrier is mounted on a guide which is carried by and shifts with the platen shifting devices, the ribbon carrier shifting with the platen so that the relationship between the two is not afiected by the platen shift. I provide a train of actuating devices for the ribbon carrier or vibrator which train includes a lever termed the operating lever and formed with a slot or opening which receives two fulcrumsor pivot pins for said'lever. Said operating lever is not affected by the shifting of the,

One of the fulcrums occupies a while theother fulcrum is movable; Means are provided for automatically varying the position of said movable fulcrum so that during the operation of the parts said lever will initially cooperate with its wfixed fulcrum but will at different points in its travel engage with and fulcrum on said movable fulcrum. As soonas said lever lengages with said movable fulcrum it leaves or disengages from said fixed fulcrum; and as the POSltlOIl of said movable fulcrum automaticaliy varies the result will be that the throw or'extent of movement from normal position of the ribbon carrier will be varied. As the ribbon receives the usual longitudinal feeding movements, this variation in the throw will result in the cross feeding or widthwise use of the ribbon, the types following a serpentine path which extends lengthwise of the ribbon and waves or curves from edge to edge thereof. Means are further provided for disconnectingthe movable fulcrum from the devices w'hich automatically control it and for setting said fulcrum in one or another of a plurality of predetermined positions, said fulcrum being maintained in set position as stance'when said movablefulcrum is set in one of these predetermined positions it will not co-act with the operating lever during the operation thereof, said lever pivoting solely on the other or permanently fixed fulcrum, with the result that the throw imparted to the'ribbon carrier will not vary along one of the ribbon fields. hen said movable fulcrum'is set in another of its predetermined positions, however, the operating lever when actuated will immediately leave or separate from the permanently fixed fulcrum and will throughout substantially its entire actuated movement co-act with the re-set fulcrum. The result will be that the ribbon carrier will again movement or throw which will, however, vary from the other predetermined throw and will cause the types to follow a straight path. extending along another of the ribbon fields and parallel with the first mentioned straight path.

laten. fixed position with respect to said lever and the types will follow a strai ht path long as may be desired. In thepresent inimpart to the ribbon an un'varying extent of tional One form of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings Wherein Figure 1 is a vertical front-to-rear secbodying my invention, parts of said machine beingoinitted and parts broken'away. This figure shows'the ribbon carrier in normal position and with the automatic cross-feeding devices inoperative and the parts adjusted so that the upper ribbon. field will be presented to the types at each printing op-v eration. Fig. 2 is a face view of a portion of a plain or uniform ribbon showing the path followed by the types when the automatic cross-feeding devices are Operative.

3 is a face view of a portion of a twocolor ribbon. showing the paths followed by the types lengthwise of both ribbon fields. Fig. i is an enlarged fragmentary side elevation partly in section showing the operated positions of the ribbon carrier and con trolling par-ts when said parts are adjusted as in Fig. 1- for using the upper ribbon field. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4: but showing the normal position of the ribbon vibrator and controlling devices therefor when adjusted to present the lower ribbon field to the types. Fig. 6 is a view corresponding with Fig. 5 but showing the operated position of the parts, the lower field of the ribbon being opposite the printing pointon the platen. Fig. 7 is a View similar to t but showing the normal the ribbon carrier and contro ling parts when the automatic cross feeding devices are operative. Fig. 8 is a view of some of the parts shown in Fig. 7 but with said parts in dilleront relations from those they occupy in Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a sectional view part of the automatic cross feeding mechanism for the ribbon. Fig. 10 is an enlarged front elevation partly in section of-the ribbon carrier and the controlling devices therefor. Fig. 11 is a horizontal sectional view taken on a plane represented by th'e'dotted line k h in Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows at said line. Fig. 12 is a fragn'ientai'y edge view of the upper part of the ribbon carrier or vibrator. Fig. 13 is a horizontal sectional View of certain of the ribbon coi'itrolling devices. Fig. 1-il is a diagran'nnatic plan view illustrating the mechanism for feeding the ribbon longitmlinally. Fig. 15 is a diagrammatic side elevation showing the position occupied by certain of the ribbbn carrier controlling devices when the platen is shifted from lower to upper case. Figs. 16 0.20 are detached pcrspcclive views of various elements or parts of the ribbon controlling devices.

Referring to hi 1, the main frame of the machine con'iprises a base l, corner posts 2 and a top plate 3. Type bars one of which is shown and numbered l, are each pivoted on a hanger 5 secured to a stationary segview of a typewriting machine em-' 1position of ment 6. Each typebar is connected by-a train of devices comprising a link 7, lever S and a second link 9 to a key lever 10 fulcrumed onan angular plate 11 and provided with a restoring spring 12. when actuated coiiperate with the front face of a cylindrical platen 13 mounted on a platen frame or carrier 14 connected by links 15 to a rectangular truck comprising front and rear bars 16 joined by end bars 17. The bars 16 are formed with longitudinal grooves to cobperate with anti-friction balls 18; which balls also coope ate with grooved traclcways 19 and 20 fixedly supported above the top plate 3. A band or strap 21 conpects the carriage comprising said truck and said platen frame with a'spring drum 22' (Fig '14) which constantly tends to draw the carriage leftward in printing direction over the top plate. The movements of the carriage in printing direction are controlled by carriage feeding or escapcment devices (not shown), certain of said devices being connected by a link 23 with an arm 24 fixed to a rock shaft 25, said rock shaft being pivoted at its ends in the sides of the base 1. Arms 26 extend rearward from the rock shaft near its ends and pivolally-support depending arms or lugs 27 which carry a universal bar 28, said universal bar underlying the key levers l0 and being operative thereby:

livoted on the platen carrier ll is a wheel or roller 29 which runs on a shiflable rod 30, said rod being comprised in the platen shifting frame which further includes a rod 31 parallel to the rod 30 and vertical arms 232 connectingsaid rods, one only of said arms 32 being shown. Arms 23:5 ex l'cud downward from the rod 31, each arm 552) being pivolally connected with a platen shifting lever 34 fulcrumed on a cross rod 3.3 and terminating at the front of the machine in a shift lvcy ill). Ribbon spools 37 vertically disposed one at each side of the machine below the top plate (Figs. 1 and 11-) are supported on shafts 38, said shafts extending rcaiwvard and each carrying a beveled gear wheel 39. Adapted tov mosh alternately with said'gcar wheels are bcvclcd pinions 4o si'ipportcd on The type bars when the spring drum turns tkfdrav. the

carriage in printing direction it' rolalos said drivii shall ll, butdocs not o ka-ale on said driving shalt during return movements of the carriage from left to 'righl. The pinion 4:2 is slidably connected with the shaft 41 in such a way that. it trausmilsa rotary movement to said shaftbul'. permits the shaft to be moved back and forth longitudinally without ail'ccliug said pinion 1 2. The longitudinal movements of said shaft 41 may be caused in any desired manner and Jillopenings in the top plate and is directed vided longitudinally into fields a and b of -"diflerentcharacteristics or colors. The ribbon eiitends upward from each spool through 'by suitable guides inward toward the middle of the machine. Midway between the spools the unwound nortion of the ribbon is threaded through a; vibratory ribbon carrier or vibrator, the'deta-ils of which are best shown in F igfs. 10 and 12. Said ribbon carriercomprises a head 45 provided with pairs of upwardly extending fingers 46 and 47. Between each finger 46 and the adjacent finger 47 is a vertically disposed slot 48 through which the ribbon passes. The types strike the ribbon in the space between the fingers 46.

As shown in Fig. 12 the sides of the head 45 are bent rearward so thatthe fingers 47 are slightly behind the lingers 4G; and the upper ends of said fingers 46 above the tops of the fingers 47 are also bent slightly rearward. The construction is such that the ribbon whileit may be readily threaded through the slots will after such threading be retained therein and will not slip out during vibratory movements of the carriage. Depending from the head 45 is a stem 49, said stein as shown in Fig. 1 and other views being provided with arearward offset and being twisted so that it extends downward edgewise behind and contiguous t6 the stationary segment 6. The ribbon carrier is guided by a guiding device which as shown in Figs. 1 and 10 comprises an angular bracket 50 carrying a headed screw 51 and an underlying washer 51 between which and the front face or vertical portion of said bracket the ribbon carrier is confined and l guided, the head of said carrier being formed with a slot 52 which cooperates with the shank of the screw 51. The horizontal portion of the bracket 50 is secured by screws 53 to the horizontal portion of a second angular bracket 54, said bracket 54 being secured by screws 55 to the rod 80. From the rod 30 the bracket 54' is bent downward, terminating behind the rod 31 and being secured thereto by a screw 56. Between the rods 30 and 31 the downwardly extending portion of the bracket 54: is provided with parallel rearwardly extending tabs or ears 57 which are formed with open mouthed slots 58 connected at their front or open ends by a slot 59 formed in the vertical part of the bracket (Figs. 10 and 13). The tabs 57 pro vide a support for a bell crank lever 60, comprised in the train of actuating devices for rious other views.

stem of the ribbon carrier.

the ribbon carrier, as shown in Fig. 1 and va- The horizontally disposed arm of the bell crank 60 projects forward through the slot 59 and is provided with an open mouthed slot-way til which 'engages with the shank of a screw 62 on the I Said bell crank thus pivotally connected with said'ribbon carrier and provides a support therefor.-

The construction of the fulcrum of the bell crank 60 is best shown in Fig. 13 whlch is a horizontal sectional view taken centrally of the tabs 57. Said fulcrum comprises a collar 63 having a flange G4. The bell cIankGO bears on the collar at the left of the flange tll, and to the left of the bearingportion' said collar is reduced to receive a' second collar or sleeve 65 having afiange 66, The outer end portions of the collars engage in the slots 58. The end portions of the bore 67 of .the collar 63 are threaded to engage the shanks of headed screws (38. Thescrews maintain the collars 63 and 65 in fixed relationship and are also adapted to maintain the fulcrum device as a whole in set position on the cars 57. It will be understood that the flanges- (3+ and 66 coiiperate with the sides of the bell crank 60 to prevent lateral displacement thereof while. permitting said bell crank to swing freely 'on its fulcrum. The downwardly extending arm of the bell crank (50 is pivotally connected ate G9 with the forward end of a horizontally disposed link 70, the rear end of said link being pivotally connected at 71 with a lever 72 hereinafter referred to as the operating lever. Said operating lever extends downward and forward from the pivot 71 and is fulcrumed between its ends as presently to be described. The lower arm of said operating lever is formed with an open mouthed slot 73 which as shown in Figs. 1, 20 and other views, cotipererated by the key levers.)

, The means for support'ng the operating lever 72 comprises a bracket which is shown detached in Fig. 18 and is also clearly illustrated in Figs. 1, 10, 11 and other views. Said bracket comprises two vertieally""disposed parallel side plates '75 spaced a short distance apart and connected at the top by a web 76. The plates 75 terminate forwardly in out-turned cars 77 which are secured against. the rear face of the stationary segment (3 by headed screws 78. The operating lever 72 is arranged between the rear portions of the plates 75 back of the web 76, while the stem of the ribbon carrier passes bet-ween said plates forward of said web. Said operating lever is formed with an oblong opening 79 through which passes a tulcrum device which engages in holes in the the shank of which screws into the hollow shank of the screw 81 until the'head of the screw 82 abuts against the end ofsaid hollow shank, which is somewhat longer than the distance between'the outer faces of the plates 75. The fulcrum device has a fixed axis and provides a fulcrum having an unvaryi'ng position, or in other words, a fixed fulcrum. i

It will be noted that the upper end portion of the opening 79 is adapted to cooperate with the fixed fulcrum. The fixed fulcrum device furtherprovides a support for a movable fulcrum device which is shown detached in Fig. 19. The movable fulcrum device comprises an angular member or le ver 83 which is formed with a hole 84 through which the fixed fulcrum passes, said member 83 being arranged on the fixed fulcrum device between the plates 75, and at the rightof the operating lever 72. One arm of the member 83 projects downward from the fixed fulcrum and is provided at its lower end with a laterally extending fulcrum pin SShereinafter referred to as the movable fulcrum. The fulcrum pin 85 projects leftward through the opening 79 in the operating lever and is adapted to eotipcrate with the lower end portion of the boundary of the opening 79. The member or device 83 also has a portion extending rearward from the fixed fulcrum, said rearward portion being formed with a slot 86.

The portions of the member leading into the slot 86 are cut away as indicated at 87 to provide a wide flaring mouth or entrance way. The outer faces of the member 83 above and below the edges 87' are formed with contact surfaces designated respectively as S8 and 89'. Said contact surfaces are adapted to cooperate, in a manner presently to be described, with lugs 90 and 91 projecting leftward from a positioning member or plate 92 shown detached in Fig. 17. As appears from Fig. 11 the positioning member issccured to the outer fac'eotthe righthandplate 75., The plate 92 is foi'iiied with a key-hole slot 93 which receives the shank of the screw 81, the plate 92 being confined" between the head of said sm'eu and the outer face of'thc adjaccnt'plate Near its forward end the plate 92 is formed with an arcnate slot 94 which is connected near its lower end by a cross slot 95 with a short upwardly extending slot 90. A headed shoulder screw 97 is adapted to pass through the slots at the forwardcnd of the plate 92, said screw bcing secured in the adjacent plate 75 and serving together with the screw 81' to slidably support the plate 92 against said plate 75. v

The positioning plate 921 is adapted to be controlled by manually operated devices comprising a link 98 pivotally connected at 99 with said plate and extending downward therefrom (Figs. 1 and 10): The lower end 7 of the link 98 is pivotally connected at 100 with an arm 101 projecting rearward froma U-shaped frame 102, said frame being pivoted on the rod 35 and being confined between collars 103 fixed to. said rod by set screws 10 1. Projecting forward. from the righthand portion of the frame 102 is an arm 105 terminating in a key or finger piece 100. end to the arm 105 and at the other end to a pin 108 on the adjacent corner post 2.

The spring 107' acts on the frame 102 to give a constant downward pull on the arm101, said pull being transmitted to the forward end of the positioning plate 92. iug down on the key 100 the frame 102 may be swung on its pivot 35 against the spring 107, and locked in abnormal position by swinging the arm 105 laterally outward into a cut-out 109in the adj accnt side post 2.

Returning now to the positioning plate 92, it will be seen from Fig. 1 and various other views that the rear end portion of said plate is formed with an arcnate slot 110 which is engaged by a pin 111 extending laterally,

from the lower end portion of a vertically disposed arm or strap 112.

Referring to Fig. 9 it will be observed that the pin 111 is provided with a flange 113 and extends beyond said flange into an elongated slot 114 in the strap 112. A headed screw 115 screws into the end of the pin 111 from the opposite side of the strap and cooperates with the flange 113 to clamp the pin 111 to the strap after said pin has been properly adjusted along the slot 114.. The, strap 112 extends upward and its upper end portion is enlarged and formed with an eye which engages an eccentric face 116 on an eccentric member which further comprises a hub 117 and a reduced seat 118. The eccentric member is formed with an opening which receives the ribbon driving shaft 41, the face 110 being eccentric to the axis of said shaft. set screw 119 passes through A coiled spring 107 is secured at one i By pressthe 'h'ub"117* a nd abuts against the "driving shaft 41, thusseciirin g the eccentric member in fixed relationship therewith. An annulus 120 is driven'on the seat 118 and'serves to confine the strap 112 to the eccentric face 116.

It will be" understood that during' the' heretofore described and in a manner presently to be explained at length, with the movable-fulcrum so as to cause the same to co-act variably with the operating lever 72. Said pin or eccentric device is also adapted to be disconnected from said movable fulcrum so as to enable said movable fulcrum able fulcrum 85.

to be manually set by the devices including the key 106 in one or another of a plurality of predetermined positions so as to enable predetermined extents of the movement to be communicated to the ribbon carrier at pleasure.

When a two-color ribbon is employed, such as the ribbon 44 shown in Fig. 1, the automatic devices for moving the ribbon crosswise are preferably disconnected. In Fig. 1 the automatic devices are inoperative and the parts are shown in normal posit-ion and adjusted so as to present the upper ribbon field a to the types when actuated. The

operated positions of the parts corresponding to the Fig. 1 position are shown in Fig. 4.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 4 it will be observed that the plate 92 is pushed rearward so that the pin 111 is not engaged with the slot 86 and that the devices controlled by the finger ke 106 are set so as to maintain the upper en of the slot 04 down in engagement with the screw 97. By reason of this setting of the plate 92 the lug 9.1 thereon engages the contact'surface 89 on the. movable fulcrum device and maintains the movable fulcrum S5 in the osition shown in Fig. 1 near the forward e go of the opening 79. If now with the parts set as in Fig. 1, one of the printing key levers 10 be operated the universal bar 28 will be depressed, rocking the shaft 25 and swinging the arm 24 downward, thereby causing the pin 74 on said arm to act against the lower arm of the operatin levers 72 and swing the said arm rearwarti the upper arm of said lever at the same time swinging forward and operating throiwh the link and bell crank'GO to lift the ribbon carrier and ribbon from normal to printing position. Durin r this operation the operating lever 72 will cooperate exclusively with the fixed fulcrum device 81.

- 82 and will not operatively engage with the movable fulcrum device 85. The-reason for this will be understood from a consideration of Figs. 1 and 4 from which it will be noted that the width of the opening 79 is such that when the movable fulcrum 85 is as shown in Fig. 1 there must be a considerable rearward motion of the lower arm of the operating lever prior to the contacting of the forward edge of the opening 79 with the mov- In Fig. 1 it will be seen that the upper ribbonfield fwill be brought: to operative position opposite the printing point on the platen before thelost motion is entirely taken up. The operated type will,

other end to a pin 123 on the left-hand plate 75. During the operating movement. of the lever 72 it will be maintained in engagement with the fixed fulcrum by a mg 121 projecting laterally leftward from the upper edge of the plate 92 through a cut-out 125 in the right-handplate and into the path of the front edge portion of said operating lever. Said front edge portion where it cooperates with the lug 12-1 is curved as indicated at 126 concentric-with the fixed fulcrum so that while swinging movements of the o aerating lever will not be impeded, nevertheless said lever will be revented from separatin from the fixed ulcrum. During the up and down movements of the ribbon carrier the stem 49 thereof will be maintained contiguous to the rcar face of the segment (3 by a cross pin 127 connecting the plate 75. It will be understood that so long as the parts are set normally as shown in Fig. 1 the ribbon carrier will receive an unvarying extent of movement or throw at. printing operation so that the type will follow a straight path longitudinal of the field a, said path eing represented by the dotted line as in Fig. 3.

Suppose that it be desired to make use of the lower ribbon field b, then the finger key 106 is depressed and the arm 10.) swung rightward into the cut-out 10!), thereby looking said arm in depressed position. The

downward movement of the mm 105 oper-- I ates through the frame 102, arm 101 and link 98 to swing the positioning plate 92 from the position shown in Figs. 1 and 4 to that shown in Fig. 5. the plate 92 it will pivot on the fulcrum device 81, 82 as a center, said fulcruxn-device cooperating during the swing with the sides of the slot 93. At the. same time the sides of the arcuate slot-wa 94 slide over the screw 97. As a resu t of this swinging movement of the positioning plate J2 the lug 91 thereon will move downward away from the contact face 89 on the movable fulcrum device and the lug 90 will engage with the contact face 88 and will swing the movable fulcrum device on its pivot, moving the movable fulcrum 85 forward. The result will he that when the arm 101 is locked down, the movable fulcrum 85 will be set in a new position in front of the Fig. 4pposition. During this resetting of the niovable fulcrum there will be no movement of the operating lever nor of the train of actuating devices During the movement of I of which it. is a part. In the new normal position of the movable fulcrum it will be observed that it is in contact with the front face of the slot 79. The result will be that when any of the printing keys is operated the lower arm of the lever 72- will swing rearward, fulcruming on the fulcrum pin 85 while the upper armof the lever 72.Will swing forward, causingthe front edge of the opening 79 to separate from the fixed fulcrum device. A cross pin 128 supported on the plates 75 will contact during this swinging movement. of the lever 72 with an edge 125) on said lever which is-concentric with the fulcrum pin 85 and said pin 128.

will operate to maintain the lever 72 engaged with the fulcrum pin 85 throughout the swing of said lever. As a result of this change of fulcrums the power arm of the operating lever will be shortened while its load arm will be lengthened and consequentlythe throw or extent of movement of the ribbon carrier will be increased. The parts are so proportioned and adjusted that the increased throw -of the ribbon carrier will bring the lower ribbon field I) opposite the printing point on the platen. The operated position of the parts at this time is illustrated in Fig. 6; It will be understood from Figs. 5 and (3 from what has been said that during the operation of the parts the operating lever fulcrums exclusively on the fulcrum pin and that the fixed fulcrum 5 device does not at this time serve as a fulcrum at any stage in the operation. As long.

as the fulcrum pin 85 is -set in the normal position shown in Fig. 5 the throw communicated to the ribbon carrier at printing operation will not vary and the lower ribbon field Z) will always be presented to the types, causin lengthwise o the field b, said path being represented by the dotted line 3/ in Fig. 3 from which it will be noted that the path y is parallel with the path It will be understood that during the vibratory movements of the ribbon carrier and its train of actuating devices for either the upper field a or the lower field Z) of the ribbon 44 that the ribbon will be fed longitudinally and the guiding shaft 41 will rotate,.causing the raisin and lowering of the strap or arm 112 and tile consequent up and down movement of the pin 111 in the slot 110. The movement of the pin 111 at this time, however, is an idle one and will not affect any of the other parts.

Suppose that the two-color ribbon 44. be

replaced by a plain or uniform ribbon such as that shown in Figs. 3, T and 15, said plain ribbon being designated as 130. W hen such a ribbon as 130 is employed itwill ordi narily be desired to feed it automatically crosswise as well as lengthwise so as to exhaust it uniformly. in order to bring the the typesto follow-a path' crosswise feeding devices into play the arm I plate 92 to swing downward. As soon as the. operator observes that the cross slot 95 is opposite the shank of the screw 97 he presses the plate 92 forward, causing the sides of the slot 05 to slide along the screw 97-until. the rear end of the slot is reached. Thereupon the forward end of the plate 92 is again pressed downward, causing the Seating of the shank of the screw J7 in the upper end of the slot 96'. The construction is such that by this operation the'plate 92 is securely locked in the position shown in Fig. 7. The adjustment of the plate in the manner last (.lescribed may be accomplished either by reaching in behind and pushing on the plate itself or by manipulating the end of the pin 111. This pin as will be apparent from Fig. 11 is rather long and affords a convenient means for adjusting the plate 92, since, by reason of its engagement with the slot 114:,

forward or backward movements will be' conmuuiieated through the pin to the plate.

It will be understood that when the plate 92 is pushed forward the pin 111 will move forward also,.the arm or strap 112 swinging to permit of this; and'that said pin 111 will be guided by the flaring'mouth 87 into the slot, 86 in the movable fulcrum device 83 and caused to engage in said slot, thus connecting the eccentric strap with the movable fulcrum device. The setting of the plate 92 by the engagement of the screw 97 with the top of the slot 96 fixes the position of the slot 114 with the result that the up and down movements of the pin 111, due to the action of the eccentric 116 on the strap 112, will be restricted by the sides of the 81013114 to an unvarying path up and down along said slot. The slot serves to maintain the pin 111 in engagement with the slot 86 with the result that the up and down movements ofsaid pin will be transmitted to the movable fulcrum device, causing vibrations of said fulcrum device on its pivotal center 81, Thevibrations of the movable fulcrum, of course, result in vibrations of the fulcrum pin 85, causing a slight variation in the position of said pm at each printing operation, said vicontrolled is shown in Fig. 7 and another and extreme position is shown in Fig. 8. It will be understood that when the pm 85 is in the Fig. 7 position an actuation of the "parts will cause the ribbon to be raised to its first on the fixed fulcrum and later in the course of its movement will fulcrum on the pin 85. At first it will be understood that it will-fulcrum on the fixed fulcrum only dur ing a very short time at the beginning of its swing, soon being brought against the fulcrum pin 85 and thereafter leaving the fixed fulcrum and fulcruming'on the pin 85. As, however, the progressive step-by-stcp movements of the fulcrum pin 85 bring it closer to the F igl 8 position, the extent of swing ofthe operating lever on the fixed fulcrum will increase and its extent of swing on the movable fulcrum 85 will correspondingly diminish, until finally when the Fig. 8 position is reached the swing is exclusively on the fixegl fulcrum. Thereafter as the fulcrum pin 85 is moved step-by-step back from the Fig. 8,to the Fig. 7 position the operations above outlined will take place in reverse or der. From what has been said it will be apparent that by reason of the automatic and progressive to-and-fro movements of the movable fulcrum pin and the consequent variation in the extent of throw of the operating leverthat the paths followed by the types on the ribbon 130 will be sinuous or wavy, extending lengthwise of the ribbon and curving from side to side thereof as illustrated by the dotted line 2 in Fig. 2.

In the outline of the operation of the present invention as above set forth no mentionhas been made'of the shifting of the platen, and the series of operations has been described without reference to the platen The platen is shifted b depressing one of the keys 36, thereby e evating the shifting frame comprising the rods 30 and Bland causing the platen to move upward from the dotted line to the full line position shown in Fig. 15. The brackets 50 and 54 are rigid on the platen shifting frame and the bell crank fit) is fulcrumed on the bracket 5-iand supports the ribbon carrier so that when the platen is shifted the ribbon carrier and the bell crank (30 will also be shifted bodily from the Fig. 1 )osition to the Fig. 15 position. Because 0' the shiftiug of the bell crank (it) the link will be swung upward from the dotted line position in Fig. 15 to the full line position in said figure, this swing of the link taking place on the pivot 71 as a center but without altering the position of said pivot or of the operating lever 72 or other parts. It will be apparent therefore that when the platen is shifted the ribbon carrier is shifted so that item lationship with the platen is not altered, and that this shifting of the ribbon carrier does not afiect the operating lever 72 or the controlling devices therefor so that the action of said operating lever and its effecton the ribbon carrier will not in any way be changed by the shifting of the platen.

It will be observed that by my present invent-ion I combine with a vibrator carrier, an operating lever provi ed with two fulcrums, and means for varying the relationship between said two fulcrums; that said means may be automatically controlled or may be hand-controlled at pleasure; that means are provided for moving one of said fulcrums relatively to the lever independently of said other fulcrum; that means are provided'for changing the normal relationribbon ship between said fnlcrums; that automatic means are HTWlClGd for moving one of said fulcrnms; that means are provided for automatically changing the normal relationship between the operating lever and a fulcrum cooperative therewith; that a plurality of fulcrums are provided which cooperate with said lever associated with means .for automatically moving certain of said fulcrums; that means are provided for chan ing the position of a fulcrum so as to'var t e point at which the lever cooperates with said fulcrum 'durin the course of the actuating movement 0 said lever; that means are provided which operate automatically to render a fulcrum inoperative, said means also rendering said fulcrum operative; that a lever. for actuating the ribbon carrler is combined with two fulcrumsand means for automatically and progressively moving one of said fulcrums while the other remains motionless; that the lever' may cooperate with .both said fulcrums during an actuating movement of said lever; that as a result of the changing position=of,one of said fulcrams the point at which. said lever changes from. one fulcrum to the other is automatically] va'ried; that the train ofactuating devices for the vibratory ribbon carrier includes a lever which is combined with means for that the means for feeding the ribbon longitudinally includes a driving shaft; that con nections are provided between said driving shaft and said pivoted device; that said connections comprise an eccentric device secured to said driving shaft and a co't'iperating strap; that said strap carries a pin which engages with a slot in said pivoted device; that means are provided for disconnecting said pin from said slot, said means comprising a slidable-plate, said plate having a slot engaging said pin; that said plate is also provided with lugs engageable alternately with said device; that said plate may be turned as on a pivot to bring one or another of said lugs into operation and position said device; and that whensaid device is so positioned the connections between it and said driving shaft are inoperative.

Various changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isz

1. In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the combination of a vibratoryribbon carrier, means for actuating the same 1 comprising a lever, two fulcrums for said lever, and means for varying the relationship between said two fulcrums.

In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the combination of a vibratory ribbon carrier, means for actuating'said carrier comprising a lever, a pair of fulcrums for said lever, and means for automatically varying the relationship between said fulcrums. v

3. In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the combination of a vibratory ribbon carrier, means for actuating said carrier comprising a lever, a pair offulcrums for said lever, and hand controlled means for varying ithe relationship between said fulcrums.

i. in ribbon mechanisi-n for typeu'riting machines, the con'i'bination of if vibratory ribbon carrier, means form-ct time; said carrier comprising a levcr', a pair f filcrums for said layer, and means opera-t ve either automatically or by hand atpld' isure for varying the relationship betwcensaid fulcrums.

in ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the combination of a vibratory ribbon carrier, means for actuating said carrier including a lever, two fulcrums therefor, and means for moving one of said fulcrmns relatively to the lever-:indepcndently of said other fulcrum.

ln ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the coml'iination of a vibratory ribbon carrier, means for actuating said carrier includii'ig a lover, a plurality of fulcrums therefor, and means for changing the normal relationship between said fulcrums.

7. In ribbon mechanism for typ'ewriting machines, the combination of a vibratory and means for automatically changing the normal relationship between said lever and said fulcrum.

f). In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the combination of a vibratory ribbon -arricr, actuating means therefor including a lever, a plurality of fulcrums cooperative with said lever, and means for automatically moving certain of said fulcrums.

10. In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the combination of a vibratory ribbon carrier, actuating means therefor including a lever, a plurality of fulcrums cooperative with said lever, and means for changing the normal relationship between certain of said fulcrums.

11. In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the combination of a vibratory ribbon carrier, actuating means therefor including a lever, a fulcrum for said lever, and means i'or'changing the position of said fulcrum so as to vary the point at Which-said lever cooperates with said fulcrum during the course of the actuating movement'fof said lever.

12. In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the combination of a vibratory ribbon carrier, actuating devices for said carrier including a lever, a plurality of fulcruins for said. lever, and means for automatically and progressively varying the nor-- mal positioirof certain of said fulcrums.

13. '[n ribbon mechanism for typewriting ma -hines, the combination of a vibratory ribbon carrier, actuating devices for said carrier including a lever, a fulcrum for said lever, and means for automatically and progressively varying the normal position of said fulcrum.

14. in ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the combination of a vibratory ribbon carrier, means for actuating the same including a lover, a fulcrunrfor said lever, and means operative automatically to render said fulcrum inoperative.

1:). ln ribbon mechanism for typcwriting machines, the combination of a vibratory ribbon carrier, means for actuating the same including a lover, a fulcrum for said lever, and means operative automatically to render said fulcrum operative and inoperative.

16. In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the combination of a vibratory ribbon carrier, actuating means therefor meluding a lever, two fulcrums for said lever,

and means for automatically and progress-- lvely moving one of said fulcrums while the other fulcrum remains motionless.

17. In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the combination of a vibratory ribbon carrier, actuating means therefor including a lever, two fulcrums for said lever one of said fulcrums being operative during one portion of the actuating movement of said lever and the other of 'said fulcrums being operative during another portion of t e same actuating movement of said lever.

18. In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the combination of a vibratory ribbon carrier, actuating means therefor including a lever, two fulcrums for said lever,

being operative during another portion of the same actuating movements of said lever, and means for changing the points at which said lever co-acts with said fulcrums.

19. In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the combination of a vibratory ribbon carrier, actuating means therefor including a lever, two fulcrums for said lever, said lever changing from one fulcrum to the other during a single actuating movement,

and means for automatically varying the point at which said lever changes from one fulcrum to the other.

20. In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the combination of a vlbratorv ribbon carrier, actuating means therefor includinga lever, two fulcrums for said lever,

'said lever changing from one fulcrum to the other during a single actuating movement,

0f sa1d fulcrumsand thereby varying the 21. In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the combination of a vibratory ribbon carrier, actuating means for said carrier including a lever, a fulcrum for said lever, means forfeeding the ribbon longitudinally including a driving shaft, and connections between said driving shaft and said fulcrum.

22. In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the combination fulcrum, and means for disconnecting said fulcrum, said connections including an eccentric connected to said shaft and a strap cooperative with said eccentric.

24. In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the ribbon carrier, a train of actuating devices therefor includlng a lever, and means for automatically varying the lengths of the power and load arms of said lever.

.25. In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the combination of a vibratory ribbon carrier, a train of actuating devices therefor including a lever, and means for automatically varying the lengths of the power and load arms of said lever during an actuating stroke of said lever.

26. In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the combination of a vibratorribbon carrier, actuating means for said carrier including a lever, a pivoted device carrying a fulcrum cooperative with said lever, and automatic means for moving said device on its pivot.

27. In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the combination of a vibratory r bbon carrier, actuating means for said carand means for turning said device and thereby coinmunicating rotary movements around said pivot to said fulcrum.

28. In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the combination of a vibratory ribbon carrier, actuating means for said carrying a fulcrum cooperative with said lever. means for feeding the ribbon longitudinally including a driving shaft, and connections between said driving shaft and said pivoted device.

29. In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the combination of a vibratory ribbon carrier, actuating means for said carrier including a lever, a pivoted device carrying a fulcrum cooperative with said lever, means for feeding the ribbon longitudinally including a driving shaft, and connections between said driving shaft and said pivoted connected with said device.

30. In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the combination of a vibratory ribbon carrier, actuating means for said carrier including a lever, a pivoted device carrying a fulcrum cooperative with said lever,

a strap corier including a lever, a pivoted device carmachines, the combination of connected with said device, and hand-controlled means for disconnecting said' strap from said device.

31. In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the coii'ibination of a vibratory ribbon carrier, actuating means for said carrier including a. lever formed with an opening bet ween its ends, a. pivoted device carrying a fulcrum pin which is at all tiu'ics maintained in said opening, and means for turning said device on its pivot and varying the normal position of said fulcrum pin in said opening.

32- In ribbon n'iechanism for typewriting machines, the con'ibination of a vibratory ribbon carrier, actuating means for said carrier-including a lever formed with an opening between its ends, a fixed fulcrum engaging said opening, a movable fulcrum arranged ,in said opening, and means for varying the position of said movable fulcrum in said opening.

33. In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, .the combination of a vibratory ribbon carrier, actuating means for said carrier including a. lever formed with an opening between its ends, a fixed fulcrum engaging said opening, a pivoteddcvicc carrying a fulcrum pin entering said opening, and means for turning said vary the normal position of said fulcrum pin in said opening.

34. In ribbon mechanism for'ty-pewriting a vibratory ribbon carrier, actuating means for said carrier inchiding a. lever, a pivot ed device carrying a fulcrum pin cooperative with said lever, means for feeding the ribbon longitudinally including a driving sh 'l, an cecentric on said driving shaft, a cooperating stra and a pin and slot connection between said strap and said device.

35. In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines. the combination of a vibratory ribbon carrier, actuating means therefor including a lever, a fulcrum for said lever, and a handconirolled positioning plate operative on said fulcrum to change the position thereof and vary the point. at. which said lever c0- operates with said fulerui'n.

36. In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the combination of a. vibratory ribbon carrier, actuating means therefor including a lever, a fulcrum for said lever, and a pivotally supported plate provided w th devices alternately cooperative with said fulcrum to change the position thereof.

37. In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the combination of a vibratory ribbon carrier, actuating means therefor iiicluding-a lever, a fulcrum for said lever, a

pivotally supported plate provided with devices; alternately cooperative with said ful cruin to change the position thereof, and hand controlled means for moving said plate nected with said device on its pivot to and maintaining it in one or another of a plurality of predetermined positions.

38,. In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the combination of a vibratory ribbon carrier, actuating means therefor including a lever, a fulcrum for said lever, a pivotally supported plate provided w th devices alternately coiiperative with said fulcrum to change the position thereof, and hand controlled means for moving said plate and maintaining it in one or another of a plurality of predetermined positions, said hand controlled means comprising a pivotally supported frame having an arm conplate, said frame being further provided with a second arm having a finger piece and engagcable with a fixed detent.

crnm to change the position thereof, hand controlled means for moving said plate and maintaining it in one or ai'iotlier of a plu-.

rality of predeterinined positions, said hand controlled means comprisinga pivoted frame 'pivotally connected with said plate, aint a spring connected with said frame and tending constantly to turn it in one directioi' 1.

it). In ribbon incchanisn'i for typewriting inachim-s, the combination of a vibratory ribbon carrier, actuating means therefor ineluding a lever, a pivoted device carrying a. l'ulcrnm pin engaging with said lever, and a hand controlled plate provided with lugs cngageable alternately with said device to turn it on its pivo and maintain it set. in one or another ot a plurality of predetermined positions.

41. In ribbon mechanism for typewriting machines, the combination of a. vibratory ribbon carrier, actuating means for said carrier including a. lever, a fulcrum for said lever, means for feeding the ribbon' longitions between said driving shaft and said fulcrum, and a hand controlled slidable' plate operative to disconnect said connections.

42. In ribbon n'ieclianisin for typewi-i'ting machines, the con'il'iination of a. vibratory ribbon carrier, actuating means for said carrier including a lever, a fulcrum for said lever, means for f eding the ribbon longi tudinally including a driving shaft, connectious between said driving shaft and said fulcrum including an eccentric strap provided with a projecting actuating pin, and a. hand controlled slidable plate having a slot with which said pin engages, said plate being settable to disconnect and connect said connections.

I it) tudinally inchnling a driving shaft, connecln ribbon mechanisnr t'or typewriting pivot and provided with a slot at the other side, means for t'eedine the. ribbon longitudinally including a driving shat't. an eccentric on said hat't, a cooperating eccentrie strap 1 h operat mg lever, a link connecting said lever carrying a pin, and a hand controlled slotted plate engaging said pin and movable to connect and disconnect said pin from the slot in said device.

44. In a type\ vritin; machine, the combination of a platen, means t'or shifting the same, a ribbon"earricr connected with said shifting means,- means' for actuating said carrier including a lever, a 'lulcrnm t'or said lever, and means" for automatically changing the normalrelationship between said lever and said fulcrum, said lever remainiur, quiescent during shifting moven'ients of the platen.

4-5. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, means for shifting the same, a ribbon carrier connected with said shifting means, means for actuating said carrier including a lever, a fulcrum for said lever, and means for automatically moving said fulcrum, said lever remaining quiescent during shifting movement's of the platen.

46. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, means for shifting the same, a ribbon carrier connected with said shifting means, means .for actuating said 3 it b said operating lever, a fulcrum for said earrier including a lever, a fulcrum for said lever, and means controllable either automatically or by hand at pleasure for moving said t'nlcrnm, said means being independent of said platen shifting means.

-t-T. In a typewriting machine, the combination ot' a platen, platen shifting means, a 'v'll l'ttttit' ribboncarrier, a lever connected thermvith and with said shifting means, an

operating lever, means for moving said ful- I crum to vary its normal relationship with said operating lever, a key controlled universal bar, and connections between said universal bar and said operating, lever.

4B. In a typewriting machine, the combination f a platen, a platen shifting frame, a ribbon carrier, a lever pivoted on said frame and connected with said carrier, an operat ing lever, a link connecting said operat ing' lever with said first named lever, a fulcrum, means for movin said fulcrum to change its normal operative relationship with said operating lever, a key controlled universal bar, and connections between sa id universal bar and said operating lever.

Signed at. the borough of Manhattan, city of New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this lst day of July A. l). 1909.

ANDREl/V W. SllEIGER. W i tnesses M. F. HANNwnnEn, Cniuuins E. SMrrn. 

